book review

  • Book review: Of Blood and Magic

    Disclaimer: This is the second book in Of Light and Darkness series, if you haven’t read the first book yet and are planning to do so, I suggest you don’t read this review (because spoilers…) Of Blood and Magic by Shayne Leighton Genres: Fantasy, YA, paranormal For readers who require something sinister between J.K. Rowling…

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  • Book Review: Or Else

    Book Review: Or Else

    Or Else by Joe Hart Genre: thriller A secret love becomes a fatal affair in a twisting novel of suspense by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Joe Hart. When novelist Andy Drake returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father, a reconnection with his childhood friend Rachel escalates into a secret love affair.…

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  • Book review: These Violent Delights

    These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Genre: fantasy TW: violence, gore, abuse, racism, grief, mentions of drug usage. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all…

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  • Book review: Anxious People

    Anxious People by Fredrik Backman Genres: contemporary, fiction TW: suicide, mentions of depression, panic attack, mentions of drugs abuse, mentions of domestic abuse, mentions of alcohol abuse Viewing an apartment normally doesn’t turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone…

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  • Book review: A Land of Never After

    A Land of Never After (Curses of Never #1) by R. L. Davennor Genre: fantasy TW: Violence, language, mentions of body dysphoria and suicide All my life, I’ve dreamed of the sea. Mermaids, stormy skies, daring adventures, pirates…it was little wonder I sprinted to the docks the moment I left the orphanage. Eager to begin…

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  • Book review: The Lore of Prometheus

    The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King Genre: fantasy John Carver has three rules: Don’t drink in the daytime, don’t gamble when the luck has gone, and don’t talk to the dead people who come to visit. It has been almost five years since the incident in Kabul. Since the magic stirred within him and…

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  • Book Review: Ranger’s Oath

    I received this book to read and review as part of the 2020 BBNYA competition and the BBNYA tours organised by the TWR Tour team. All opinions are my own, unbiased and honest. If you don’t know BBNYA, it is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books…

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  • Book Review: The Good Witch of the South

    The Good Witch of the South by T. C. Bartlett Genre: fantasy TW: death of parent, torture, murder There is a darkness brewing in the West and alarming rumors of dragons and an evil enchantress building an army to overthrow the Great Head of Oz. A demon fairy witch the Land of Oz hasn’t seen…

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  • Book Review: Stay Mad, Sweetheart

    I received this book to read and review as part of the 2020 BBNYA competition and the BBNYA tours organised by the TWR Tour team. All opinions are my own, unbiased and honest. If you don’t know BBNYA, it is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books…

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  • Book Review: Get a Life, Chloe Brown

    Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Genres: contemporary, romance, adult fiction TW: chronic illness, emotional abuse, toxic relationship Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her ā€œGet a Lifeā€, and she’s already…

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